Mon, Oct 11 @6:30PM - Changing Lives & Brain Power
Contact:
Jennifer Richmond
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11 Oct 2021 |
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 Austin University Area
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On Monday, Oct 11th at 6:30 PM, we will hold an online-only club meeting. Our speaker will be Dr. Joyce Shaffer, PhD. She will speak on Changing Lives with Brain Power AT ANY AGE for ALL: Improving Global Statistics on Physical, Mental, Social & Brain Health through Neuroplasticity. You can learn more about the Brain Power AT ANY AGE program at https://idealaging.com/
As a cofounder of Brain Power AT ANY AGE® international project to prevent, delay onset, and/or reverse dementia, Joyce's talk will be on the Rotary areas of focus: 1) Disease prevention and treatment; 2) Maternal and child health to maximize brain health; 3) Education; AND 3) Peace.
Centenarians and supercentenarians are rapidly increasing in number. According to the World Health Organization, the “world is facing a situation without precedent: We soon will have more older people than children and more people at extreme old age than ever before.” The impact of COVID on our brain cells is sobering.
Let it not be the threat of dementia that drives us. Let us be driven by the magnitude of HOPE!!
Cutting-edge neuroscience describes evidence-based interventions, from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) through end of life, which are associated with preventing, delaying onset and/or reversing dementia. Our aging population makes driving neuroplasticity in a positive direction for vigorous longevity urgent!
Fortunately, our oldest old provide models of successful aging. The Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention and Care concluded that “dementia is by no means an inevitable consequence of” aging and that interventions across the lifespan might “delay or prevent a third of dementia cases.” From conception through our oldest old, evidence-based interventions that improve health while also promoting prosocial behaviors can influence enormous personal, social, and economic benefits.
Our meetings are now online using Zoom.
To join the meeting, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84684272677
If you have not used Zoom before, see the instructions under Zoom and SET UP below.
Dr. Joyce Shaffer has a Doctorate in Psychology from Hofstra University, A Thomas Jefferson University graduate, she is also licensed as registered nurse. Since 1983 she has served as an expert for the University of Washington mental health court (and other courts) on psychiatric AND medical matters. As a result of her book Ideal Aging®: 5 Steps to Keep Your Brain Fit and her video recordings of her Ideal Aging Summit™, she has been an invited guest to TV programs including the panel of experts on the PBS series Second Opinion. .jpg){kind=logo}
About Rotary Club of Austin University Area:
Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves. The Rotary Club of Austin University Area has a special focus on education - thru providing books, tutoring and scholarships for those kids who need a helping hand. You can find out more about us at https://austinuniversityrotary.org/
WebEx Information
CONNECT via WebEx - Computer, Tablet, Smart Phone
To join the meeting go to https://ivanmilman.my.webex.com/meet/ivanmilman
We will have some tech support available on the meeting chat.
AUDIO ONLY:
You can connect this way if you just want to talk and hear, but not be seen. This is also an option if you are having difficulties with the audio connection on your computer - you can connect to the video via the Internet, and connect to the audio by dialing in on your phone.
Dial the number below and then enter the access code.
United States Toll: +1-408-418-9388
Access code: 625 311 894 and press ‘#'
SET UP
Web Meetings (or web conferences) differ from watching videos on line (YouTube, Facebook Live, Netflix, etc.) because our club members can interact and participate in the meeting. Thru the use of your camera and microphone on your desktop or smart device, people in the web meeting can see you (if you allow) via the camera on your desktop or smart device, and you can speak up in the meeting via the microphone on your desktop or smart device.
Our meetings will be conducted with WebEx. WebEx is free, and runs on desktops, laptops, tablets and smart phones. You can also dial in on an old school phone or cell phone if you just want to listen in on the meeting (and talk.)
Installation
We recommend installing the app on your computer, tablet or smart phone BEFORE the meeting.
You can install the app by visiting https://www.webex.com/downloads.html/ and following the instructions.
Help
You can learn about joining a WebEx Meeting here:
You can join a test WebEx meeting, and install the apps, here: